William Hayes,, Independent Director

William Hayes served in various management positions with Placer Dome Inc. (“Placer”) for 18 years where he first worked in senior operational, corporate and finance roles in Chile and Canada. Later he served as Placer's Executive Vice President for Latin America and the United States. Before his tenure with Placer, he worked at Exxon Corporation in various domestic and international finance positions.

Mr. Hayes holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management and also completed a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of San Francisco.

Gordon J. Bogden,, Independent Director

Gordon Bogden is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Alloycorp Mining Inc. He has a long career as a corporate director, senior executive, investment banker and geoscientist to the mining sector. He concluded his investment-banking career in 2012 as Vice Chairman, Metals & Mining, of Standard Chartered Bank, joining the bank after the sale of Gryphon Partners where he was a co-founder, President and Managing Partner. Mr. Bogden also held senior investment banking positions with National Bank Financial Inc., N.M. Rothschild & Sons Canada and CIBC Wood Gundy Securities, among others.

Mr. Bogden holds a Bachelor of Science (Engineering) degree in geophysics from Queen's University and an Institute of Corporate Directors Designation from the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He is a member of the Professional Engineers Ontario.

Craig Haase,, Independent Director

M. Craig Haase served for more than 15 years as Director, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation, a publicly traded precious metals royalty company that merged with Newmont Mining Corporation in 2002. He served in a similar capacity at Euro-Nevada Mining from 1987 to 1999. Haase was also Chairman, CEO and Director for Gold Marketing Corporation of America, Inc., a physical gold export company, from 1994 to 2002.

Mr. Haase received holds a J.D. from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geology from Northwestern University. He was engaged in private practice from mid 1971 to 1990.

Tony Jensen,, Inside Director

President and Chief Executive Officer
Director Since: 2004

Tony Jensen has over thirty years of mining industry experience and is President and Chief Executive Officer for Royal Gold, Inc. Prior to joining Royal Gold, he was the Mine General Manager of the Cortez Joint Venture and spent eighteen years with Placer Dome. Mr. Jensen's extensive background is anchored in operational experience gained in the United States and Chile where he occupied several senior management positions. This operational experience is balanced by corporate administrative, finance and business development experience in various roles with Placer Dome and Royal Gold.

Mr. Jensen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and also holds a Certificate in Finance from Golden Gate University in San Francisco.

Kevin McArthur,, Independent Director

Kevin McArthur founded Tahoe Resources Inc. and is currently the Executive Chairman. He was President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Goldcorp from November 15, 2006 until his retirement on December 31, 2008. Prior to Goldcorp, he served for 18 years in a variety of management positions with Glamis Gold Ltd., finally serving as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until its acquisition by Goldcorp in 2006. Prior to working with Glamis, Mr. McArthur held various operating and engineering positions with BP Minerals and Homestake Mining Company.

Mr. McArthur holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from the University of Nevada.

Jamie Sokalsky,, Independent Director

Jamie Sokalsky served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Barrick Gold Corporation from 2012 to 2014, and formerly held executive roles with Barrick that included Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President. He has over 20 years of experience as a senior executive in the mining industry including finance, corporate strategy, project development and mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Sokalsky currently serves as a Director for Pengrowth Energy Corporation and Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, and is Chairman of the Board of Probe Metals, Inc.

Mr. Sokalsky holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Honors) from Lakehead University and holds a Chartered Professional Accountant designation.

Chris M.T. Thompson,, Independent Director

Chris Thompson is currently a member of the boards of Jacobs Engineering and a member of the Colorado School of Mines Foundation Board of Governors. He was a director of Teck Resources from 2003 to 2015 and a director of Golden Star Resources from 2010 to May 2015. He served as the Chairman of Goldfields Limited from 1998 to 2005 and as Chairman and CEO from 1998 to 2002. He was Chairman of the World Gold Council from 2002 to 2005. From 1992 to 1998 he was the Founder and CEO of Castle Group, which managed three venture capital funds that employed various structures, including royalties, to finance the development of new gold mines.

Mr. Thompson received his undergraduate Bachelor’s degree in law and economics from Rhodes University, South Africa, and a Master’s Degree in Management Studies from Bradford University in the UK.

Ronald J. Vance,, Independent Director

Ron Vance retired as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development for Teck Resources Limited in early 2014. Prior to joining Teck in 2006, he was Managing Director/Senior Advisor for Rothschild Inc., where he led structured finance and investment banking teams responsible for advising clients in the natural resources sector on mergers and acquisitions, financings and other strategic initiatives. Before his tenure at Rothschild, he served as Vice President Marketing and later as Vice President Project Development at Newmont Mining Corporation.

Mr. Vance holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hobart College.

Sybil Veenman,, Independent Director

Effective January 1, 2017

Sybil Veenman brings over 20 years of mining industry experience with Barrick Gold Corporation where she most recently served on the Senior Leadership Team as Senior Vice President and General Counsel. While at Barrick, she held broad legal responsibilities for acquisitions and divestitures, debt and equity financings, public disclosure, corporate governance, litigation, compliance, security and human rights policies and programs, and managed Barrick’s global legal department.

Ms. Veenman holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Toronto. She is currently a director of IAMGOLD Corporation and Noront Resources Ltd.